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Theresa Byrd (Board Chair)Theresa is the Deputy Court Administrator for the Jackson Court Family Court Services. She has been employed for 49 years in various capacities. Her responsibilities are the overall operations of a continuum of services for youth and families referred or under the supervision of Jackson County Family Court Services. This includes the residential and community-based prevention and diversion services for youth and their families at risk of delinquent behavior. She also manages those who provide supervisory function to youth under supervision as ordered by the judiciary, case management services for youth in residential care and those re-entering the community on aftercare status. Ancillary programming includes restitution services, home detention and electronic monitoring of youth detained in the community pending their judicial hearing, and after school programming for youth at high risk of re-offending. Ms. Byrd received both her undergraduate and MBA from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. She has served on the AdHoc Board for nine years and currently serves as the board chair.
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Dr. Eleanor LisbonDr. Lisbon has been a board member of AdHoc for 3 years. She is a native of Kansas City, Missouri and has lived in in KC for over 40 years. Eleanor is a proud graduate of Howard University from which she received her undergraduate and medical degrees. She completed her residency in Family Medicine and completed her Master’s in Public Health degree at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is currently the Vice President of Clinical Development at Imara. As a lifelong member of Macedonia Baptist Church, she is married to Dr. David Lisbon and the proud mother of 3 adult children.
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Dr. Michael MoncureDr. Moncure grew up in Oakland CA, went to USC in LA and received a Biomedical Engineering degree, then attended the University of Washington for Medicine. Howard University Hospital for Surgical training and University of MD Shock Trauma Center for Surgical Critical Care and Trauma. After 5 years at Cooper health Systems in Camden NJ as a Trauma Surgeon he worked at KU for 20 years helping to establish a Level 1 Trauma Center, and has been at Truman Medical Center for 3 years, where he helped establish a Level 1 ACS Trauma Center as well. Dr. Moncure is member of TMC’s Department of Surgery, and a Professor of Surgery at UMKC and the Paul Coffey Endowed Chair of Surgery for Education. His major focus of research interest is microvasculature damage, as a result of shock, sepsis, and tissue trauma. He has 4 incredible Children in a variety of fields including Engineering, an NGO Director and students. He lives with his wife in Kansas City, MO.
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Sarah StarnesSarah Starnes is honored to have served on the Board of the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime since 2015. She is a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her most recent job was at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, where she was the Coordinator of the Family Caregiver Support Program for Veterans severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her professional experience most related to Ad Hoc was her MSW field practicum at the Jackson County Juvenile Court and later she was Deputy Director of an agency that provided comprehensive community-based services that were an alternative to incarceration for youth convicted of at least 3 nonviolent felony offenses. Her current volunteer work includes being a founder and the leader of the Heartland Alliance for Progress, which inspires, informs, and mobilizes Kansas City area residents in support of progressive causes and candidates.
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Dr. Nicole PriceDr. Price owns the local leadership development company - Lively Paradox. Her company specializes in helping leaders transfer their existing knowledge and principles to delivering on the mission of their organizations. She is forever a chemical engineer however; her personality sparked her transition to learning and development where has led enterprise-wide development initiatives. Dr. Price is a Kansas City, MO native, and a newly appointed board member for the AdHoc Group Against Crime.
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Dr. Brandon MartinDr. Brandon E. Martin began his tenure as Kansas City Athletics Director on December 3. 2018. Martin’s leadership has helped change the culture within Kansas City Athletics as his positive energy, passion, and strategic vision has helped elevate the Roos' momentum on and off the field.
Since arriving in Kansas City, Martin has been a visionary focused on comprehensive excellence. He has orchestrated transformational changes in less than a year as AD, including the hiring of a new head men’s basketball coach Billy Donlon, creation of a new logo and brand identity, secured major gifts for facility renovations in Swinney Center, established the Roo Athletics Fund, and spearheaded a conference realignment effort for Kansas City Athletics to rejoin the Summit League Conference for the start of the 2020-21 academic year. In June 2019, Martin was appointed Executive in Residence in the UMKC School of Education. In this role, he assists with the strategic vision for the development and growth of the UMKC School of Education’s Higher Education Program. This role includes teaching various sport management courses and advising students in the program. Martin will also promote the development, coordination, and implementation of experiential learning opportunities for students and support the School of Education’s recruitment programs. Dr. Martin is a newly appointed member of the AdHoc Board. |
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Ashley LackeyAshley spent over fifteen years in the real estate industry where she became proficient in property management, asset management, and acquisitions. Most recently in that industry, she held a President and COO position with a Kansas City based investment firm. During her time in the industry she was awarded “Top 30 under 30” by Student Housing Business Magazine. She has also held an executive role in the QSR and Construction industries. Today, Ashley is a board advisory and business owner that helps businesses grow and scale. Ashley is a newly appointed board member and a native of Kansas City, KS.
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Malcolm MorrisMalcolm is a Kansas City native who grew up in Platte County. He graduated from Platte County R-III High School in the class of “80. Mr. Morris attended UMKC and Penn Valley Community College studying economics. Unfortunately, in 1991, his father suffered the first of a series of strokes which required him to help in the family business the E.R. Morris Funeral Chapel. Over a six-year span Malcolm initiated bringing modern infrastructure techniques to help enhance the operations. Additionally, he continued to own various enterprises including a freight salvage partnership, small business consulting, and product research and development for numerous clients. In 2006 with two family members as business partners Mr. Morris started Elite Funeral Chapel. Malcolm is the proud father of three adult children (Monique, Ariana and DeMarcus) and has two grandchildren (Xavier and Aubree). Mr. Morris has served on the AdHoc Board for three years.
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Alex EdelmanMr. Edelman was born and raised in Kansas City with a belief in bettering the community. He has served on the board of directors of a number of local non-profits, including JVS, an organization that helps people from all walks of life find meaningful employment so that they can support themselves. Alex has a passion for serving his clients’ needs. He has worked with individuals, couples, and families to provide an estate plan that will protect themselves and those they love should anything happen to them.
At the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law he took a broad array of estate planning classes, getting hands-on clinical experience. Edelman published a note in the Law Review and served as its Lead Online Editor. While in school he held jobs both in academic research positions and as a law clerk. Before law school, he worked as a paralegal at a local law firm. Mr. Edelman has served on the AdHoc Board for more than three years as an active member. |
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Curtis NicholsonMr. Nicholson is a talented and accomplished leader with 29 years of exceptional service to the community in a wide breadth of areas within the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, including experience in all police bureaus; Operations, Support Services, Criminal Investigations, and the Chief’s Bureau. Exceptionally well versed in police specialty areas such as internal affairs investigations, SWAT and bomb squad operations, high-profile event coordination, homicide and child abuse investigations, undercover narcotics operations, including federal task-force investigations. He has served on the AdHoc Board for two years and currently serves as the Deputy of Chief of Police Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools.
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